Making a Seat at the Table
The exhibition Making a Seat at the Table: Women Transform Woodworking takes place in the year that marks the centenary of women’s suffrage in the United States. It’s an affirmation of the work of women makers, but it’s more than a statement of participation in a male-dominated field, as it seeks to highlight the ways their craft practice impacts their lives and the communities around them.
The exhibition was curated by Laura Mays, director of the fine woodworking program at The Krenov School in California, and Deirdre Visser, curator, writer and woodworker. Laura Mays replied to some questions about the exhibition and its significance.
The name of this exhibition seems to imply that women don’t have a ‘seat at the table’ in terms of representation
